USS Thresher 'The Thresher Story'

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Richard Damm

10 жыл бұрын

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@johnrogan9420 2 ай бұрын

Frank Gorshwin has the perfect..."i am a screwup face"..the "Riddler"!

@Mike12522 7 ай бұрын

Riddle me this: how many shells are required to sink a small boat ? 70, or 80 ? Holy ship, Batman ! 😅

@the_lost_navigator 7 ай бұрын

A Sub is not square it is long and round 80 shots won't sink squat when a ship is aground

@357Muzzleblast 10 жыл бұрын

It's great to see such presentations about a bygone era when this nation had a much more promising future.

@tedrussell902 Жыл бұрын

It is 8 years later and America is sunk with Biden as leader :(

@crankychris2 Жыл бұрын

@@tedrussell902 At least the criminal that preceded him will soon be facing sedition charges. He won't be screwing anyone==Americans, porn stars or even his wife. Who didn't even show up in court when he was arrested yesterday.

@DaveSCameron 6 ай бұрын

I would have more faith in your country if I were you two. 🙏☘️

@oceanhome2023 2 ай бұрын

A 5 inch 54 is nothing laugh about !!! I big jump from a 3 inch !!

@johncox2865 9 күн бұрын

Today is 6/10/24. I wonder what your opinion is now?

@paul-we2gf 11 ай бұрын

I used to watch this series way back when. It was good then and still is.

@meatomsmasher 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, most interesting. And Frank Gorshin in an early role!

@marileestetson737 5 жыл бұрын

Later The Riddler on Batman. Was also a pretty good impressionist.

@otiscanupp1164 2 жыл бұрын

My Brother Gary Wayne Canupp served in the Submarine Service for 22years. He passed away in 2010 just weeks before my Father who was a WWll Army Veteran.

@bigbob1699 5 жыл бұрын

One of my father's favorite shows alone with Navy Log.

@donaldhill3823 5 жыл бұрын

Being a Ex TM2 I was on edge watching that back hall operation even as I noticed the inaccuracies. Crews can be very hard on this kind of screw up but the Capt pushing the TM to redeem himself was the right thing to do.

@JovitaMortel-po1gx 7 ай бұрын

❤

@jasonmariani1258 6 жыл бұрын

Ya sold me hook, line and sinker! Love these videos! Thank you so mich

@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 9 ай бұрын

I know each episode concludes with the patting on the back of the officers and the men. I can you think of any better way to include each episode? They deserve appreciation especially being part of the greatest generation.

@poppyspix4444 5 жыл бұрын

I remember watching this show in the 50's. Whew! Longtime ago.

@jimlaguardia8185 4 жыл бұрын

Poppy's Pix I do, too.

@r.d.riddle2068 Жыл бұрын

Frank Gorshin was cast as the Riddler on Batman 10 years later

@ejdiii333 4 жыл бұрын

Thresher in two episodes: Season 1 Ep 3 is also about the USS Thresher, "End of the Line" . Same old Torpedo and gunnery officer comes on at the end .

@normandoty6133 8 жыл бұрын

thats a pretty big error, the mk 14 torp needs to travel 500 yds in open water to arm, it has a paddle wheel inside that the water rotates as it moves forward to arm itself, also it can't be disarmed with a tongue depressor, the detonator mechanism doesn't work that way. i was in the navy in the early 70's and we had mk 14 fish on our ship, many of them had been on war patrols and not used. i was formally trained on the mk 14 at torpedo man school in orlando fl.

@txnetcop 7 жыл бұрын

Actually you are only half right. In 1951 my father had to disarm mk14 torpedo that was beached with a tongue depressor. In 1955 all remaining MK 14s had a different detonator. My dad was a UDT man and said that tongue depressor was better than a hammer...jokingly.

@raimundowalterschwartz1539 5 жыл бұрын

That is very interesting, Norman. Did you pass any dangerous episode in your time?

@davea8346 5 жыл бұрын

TxCow It was beached with a tongue depressor? That's amazing.

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

@@davea8346 Yes, the torpedo had it in its month saying, wait a minute Jim, I only a Doctor!

@keithandjudirhodes8236 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think anyone really cares. It's a show for entertainment, not always factual. It's tough be a pedantic.

@petejoseph8257 3 жыл бұрын

Frank Gorshin would go on to be a villain after being rejected by the Navy.

@packingten 3 жыл бұрын

I Thot that was him,Great impersonator...

@petejoseph8257 3 жыл бұрын

packingten He was the riddler on Batman.....yes he was a good impersonator.

@sailingseahawk2012 Жыл бұрын

I don’t know why they would be bummed to have a 5/51 they were well known to be lethally accurate

@majorlee76251 3 жыл бұрын

My dad was a morterman in a heavy weapons company and he told me about getting a dud round out of a morter, this remindeded me of that

@johnrogan9420 4 ай бұрын

Mortar

@shimshonbendan8730 9 ай бұрын

Frank Gorshin, aka The Riddler, is the guy who fouled up.

@Steve_1999 3 жыл бұрын

This episode should've been made into a movie.

@LawtonDigital Ай бұрын

We used to boresight our tank's main gun pretty much the same way the Thresher boresighted theirs. There's a more expedient way to do it, but maybe they didn't want to show that to the general public. I also wonder how the binoculars held on tightly enough to stay in position after each firing. Whatever they did, it worked.

@scottprendergast3143 8 жыл бұрын

jesus its frank gorshen best of all time

@vincentperratore4395 4 жыл бұрын

Respect The Holy Name Of God!

@timengineman2nd714 2 жыл бұрын

I've recently read that the US Navy didn't want big deck guns after the first few subs had been given 6" and 5" guns for feat that a sub would be tempted to stay on the surface and engage in a shoot-out that they couldn't win... Sounds like they didn't trust their own Skippers!!!

@happyme6153 9 жыл бұрын

I was 13 when this happened. Remember it like it was yesterday.

@watchgoose 3 жыл бұрын

me too, same age

@scottrichardson8158 5 жыл бұрын

Thought it was the nuclear sub "Thresher" when I looked at the title.

@sonnyburnett8725 5 жыл бұрын

Scott Richardson I thought that too until it started. There seems to be another show on this same sub in this series.

@andrewoplinger4759 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. I work in a shipyard that builds submarines, and to us the 1963 Thresher is a huge deal.

@edwaggonersr.7446 4 жыл бұрын

The good old days, when men were men and women liked that way.

@matrox 8 жыл бұрын

Its the "Riddler".

@paulredinger420 3 жыл бұрын

Just think if the war might of been shorter if the torpedoes worked in 1942 and the first half of 1943 properly. The Japanese would of lost a lot of ships during that period. By the end of 1944 the Japanese were having trouble with lack of fuel for the ships. How much worse would it of been if the torpedoes worked.

@johncaldwell-wq1hp 7 ай бұрын

WOW THE MAN THAT DIVED OVER TO CHECK THE TORPEDO,-THE DISARMED IT !!--WOW,-I HOPE HE GOT THE "NAVY-CROSS"--"WHERE UNCOMMON BRAVERY WAS COMMON !"

@mushmorant9253 7 жыл бұрын

Doesn't the crew understand what "aground" means? Grounded ships won't sink no matter how many gun rounds or torpedoes you put into them.

@donaldhill3823 5 жыл бұрын

I think the script was miss-leading. I am sure the actual crew knew why it was not sinking. The gun probably was not doing the damage needed to disable the ship beyond recovery. This could have been contributed to the guns accuracy as well as penetrating/explosive power of the rounds.

@mickcoomer9714 5 жыл бұрын

With reefs the front end can be aground with 1000’ of water under the stern.

@johnrogan9420 Ай бұрын

GOOD POINT...THIS CAPTAIN MILLIGAN GOT HIT IN THE HEAD TOO MANY TIMES PLAYING FOOTBALL...IF THE TORPEDO ARMS ITSELF AFTER 500 YARDS WHY DOES HE PULL IT BACK ON BOARD INSTEAD OF FIRING AGAIN WITH THE DOORS OPEN!

@Wa3ypx 4 жыл бұрын

All the Threshers must have been cursed. This one and the one lost off Cape Cod

@richardmourdock2719 4 жыл бұрын

surprised they hadn't stopped at Harbor Freight to get a 'come-along'... would have been much simpler then all those men on the line. In all seriousness though, the guy who screwed up and put the ship and crew in danger, would in the future, be the least likely to screw up again.

@BelloBudo007 3 жыл бұрын

Opening scene of that sub coming out of the water - Surely that's far from normal. I mean it must be hell inside. Is there a purpose to it? I'm guessing some emergency drill of some kind.

@IndependentBear 4 жыл бұрын

Aground means more than just resting on the bottom of the sea. In this case, it was hung up (aground) on a reef. Flooding it with holes at the waterline caused it to slip off into the depths.

@stinker43 9 жыл бұрын

The narrator says the gun is a 3", but the video shows a 5" 25 cal. clearly shooting at 4:56, and probably before, and after also 5". The Thesher (SS-200) did only have a 3" 50 cal.

@imatifoso2782 7 жыл бұрын

The clips were not always from the boat whose story is being told. They used a lot of stock footage. Picky. Picky. Picky.

@nonnobissolum 7 жыл бұрын

I noticed that the submariner seen at about the 7 minute mark was wearing a shirt with buttons that very obviously measure about 9/17ths of an inch wide but the actual uniform shirt authorized for a submariner of his rating utilized buttons measuring only 8/17ths of an inch wide.

@jasonmariani1258 6 жыл бұрын

stinker43 it originally had a 3” and later upgraded to the 5”. Albeit a relic.

@michaeltorluemke3322 4 жыл бұрын

Another Batman alumni this time the Riddler.

@robertstack2144 4 жыл бұрын

Did the binoculars stay on the gun when it submerged

@MrBobthebird 4 жыл бұрын

Robert stack.Yes,I noticed that,still hung on the deck.

@rodgeroxie8459 2 ай бұрын

This is or was a great program.

@dLLund 11 ай бұрын

at 6:45 - riddle me this, batman, is that frank gorshin ?

@phillipdavies1081 6 жыл бұрын

Trying to sink a ship that's run aground? Okay.....

@raspano1 4 жыл бұрын

Riddle me this captain how many shells to sink a ship

@SkypowerwithKarl 4 жыл бұрын

Hey the original Batman “Riddler” Frank Gorshin.

@180mph9 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@stephenandersen4625 4 жыл бұрын

it's the Riddler!

@jimlaguardia8185 4 жыл бұрын

A very young Frank Gorshin!

@bryanst.martin7134 2 ай бұрын

And modern people think that Vlogging is a new thing.

@dave-in-nj9393 3 жыл бұрын

anyone else think that a ship sitting on a reef cannot sink ?

@stephenfarthing3819 7 ай бұрын

Ahh! Of course - the 3" gun is limited! Took a lot of shooting.

@Muddybagclean 3 жыл бұрын

Jesus Loves You

@Danogil 3 жыл бұрын

Da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da Batman! er Riddler!

@1q2w3e922 Жыл бұрын

torpedos are not armed untill they travel a certain distance after launching. One can't be armed in the tube,

@Andy-wq8ky Жыл бұрын

😊😊

@raspano1 11 ай бұрын

Hey is that the joker????

@raspano1 11 ай бұрын

No it is the ridler

@tedenderpalmer6550 4 жыл бұрын

So why was a lieutenant disarming the torpedo when torpedo men are trained at that? Is that just Hollywood?

@PLoWBoY618 3 жыл бұрын

those last of thoise comments ,. excitement of combat ....? more like the need the need to LIVE !

@josephdupont 6 жыл бұрын

the Capt. of the Thresher was a hot dog. who use to ram russian subs from underneath.

@jamesricker3997 6 жыл бұрын

Joseph DuPont wrong Thrasher , troll

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

Damn it Jim, I'm only a Doctor! Not a historian!

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

No. Thanks for the info, both of you. I hadn't known either of those facts.

@Elvis20101 3 жыл бұрын

I learn a lot from the comments as well as the videos

@irgski 6 жыл бұрын

Frank Friggin Gorshen!

@stephenfarthing3819 7 ай бұрын

This isn't easy. Torpedoes could be temperamental.

@anonymoustowers 18 күн бұрын

THE SHIP COULD NOT BE SUNK BECOUSE IT SAT ON A REEF.

@Jenalgo 4 жыл бұрын

Whoever made these films knew Jack Shit about the subs and equipment.

@scottwegner4232 4 жыл бұрын

Riddle me this, Mr. Larkin.

@kmkaero4661 2 жыл бұрын

Only an ex-Nazi would down vote these videos

@dave-in-nj9393 6 жыл бұрын

anyone else think that a ship that is grounded cannot sink ?

@nonyadamnbusiness9887 6 жыл бұрын

Only if it's grounded along the whole length of the hull.

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

Sure it can. But after being grounded, it has only 5 minutes to get to its bedroom!

@rodfirefighter8341 4 жыл бұрын

@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 That is more likely to hang-up but it still could sink.

@87dramarama 3 жыл бұрын

They couldn't have gotten it more wrong

@carltodd1486 Жыл бұрын

Brave men armed. Women may have done the same. I am doubtful of such abilities. Maybe it’s because women weren’t trained as the men were. I don’t know.

@richardmourdock2719 4 жыл бұрын

Well duhh, it wouldn't sink because it was "aground". On the reef. Sorry, but I don't get that part of the presentation.